A portrait of the artist as a young man. Here we have Thomas P. Kelley, a very dapper little boy who would grow up to write Bad Men of Canada, No Tears for Goldie , The Gorilla's Daughter and 'The Soul Eater':
16 October 2012
Young Tom Kelley, King of the Canadian Pulps
A portrait of the artist as a young man. Here we have Thomas P. Kelley, a very dapper little boy who would grow up to write Bad Men of Canada, No Tears for Goldie , The Gorilla's Daughter and 'The Soul Eater':
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WOW!!!...You know I love this type of artwork, don't you?
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested in what happened to poor Mr. Packer.
Knuckles G.
Knew you'd like it, Knuckles.
ReplyDeleteI've never read "Mr. Packer Goes to Hell", so am unaware of his fate. Is it too much to hope that the man went to hell and back?
Apparently, "Mr Packer Goes to Hell" is, and I quote from the table of contents: "A dizzler sequel to the dizzy yarn of "Thirteen O'Clock."" Cecil Corwin is a pseudonym of C. M. Kornbluth.
DeleteWhat *is* that creature that's trapped the hapless maiden? Some Dr. Moreau-like surgically constructed Octoman? And it has a helmet? Where's the oxygen tank that it should be attached to? They sure don't write 'em like they used to. [...sigh...]
ReplyDeleteAll good questions, John. I'll add another: What happened to Octoman's eighth tentacle?
DeleteNope, they don't write 'em like that anymore. A collection of Kelley stories is long overdue.
His parents gave him the confidence he needed by dressing him like that!
ReplyDeleteOur best dressed writer (next to Leonard Cohen).
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